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I have a column in my dataset that has multiple leading spaces. In case that the observation has THREE leading spaces, I want to drop that observation. Otherwise, keep. Here is what I have:
ID | Address |
1 | 1650 OCEAN PKWY |
2 | 1651 SEA PKWY |
3 | 1652 RIVER PKWY |
Here is what I need:
ID | Address |
1 | 1650 OCEAN PKWY |
3 | 1652 RIVER PKWY |
Thank you.
Or
data want; set have; if address=:' ' then delete; run;
The =: is a "begins with"
data have;
infile cards ;
input ID +2 Address $char30.;
cards;
1 1650 OCEAN PKWY
2 1651 SEA PKWY
3 1652 RIVER PKWY
;
data want;
set have;
if substr(address,1,3)=' ' then delete;
run;
Or
data want; set have; if address=:' ' then delete; run;
The =: is a "begins with"
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